Action Rhymes

I had the kids start off saying this quietly and then we progressed our noise level.

Hats
A cowboy wears a cowboy hat (Hands encircle head)As he gallops on his horse.(Gallop)Firefighters hats keep them safe (Hands encircle head)As fires run their course.(Spraying motion with hose)A clown wears a point hat (Hands form point on head)And a smile upon his face (Draw smile on face)And astronauts wear helmets, (Encircle face with hands)When blasting into space. (Palms together, shoot hands up to sky.)
Source: CarolSimonLevin

The Magic HatTune: The Farmer in the Dell

Put on your magic hat. (Pretend to put on hat.)Put on your magic hat. (Pretend to put on hat.)Oh, you can do most anything (Spread hands wide.)In your magic hat!

You can hop and hop and hop…etc.
You can make a face…etc.Close with: You can sit right down…etc.“Sometimes it is hard to keep the hat on your head:”
Source: CarolSimonLevin

Tall Hat, Short Hat

Tall hat, (arms straight up on either side of head)
Small hat (hands cupped just above head)
Big hat (arms outspread) Cap (hands cover head)
Let me take them off again (repeat motions in reverse)
And put them in my lap. (fold hands in lap)
Source: readVirginia

Flannel

What’s Under My Hat

We worked on our colors and the kids guessed what hat the orange ball was underneath.

Action Rhymes

Tall Hat, Small Hat
Tall hat, (arms straight up on either side of head)
Small hat (hands cupped just above head)
Big hat (arms outspread) Cap (hands cover head)
Let me take them off again (repeat motions in reverse)
And put them in my lap. (fold hands in lap)
Source: readVirginia

Silly, Silly Hat

On my head I wear my hat. (place hat on head)
It is such a silly, silly hat that my head
Goes wibble wobble to and fro (wobble head like a bobble head)
Where else can my silly hat go?
Source:readVirginia

Activity Songs by Joe Scruggs

Take Home Craft

Closing Activities

The Alphabet Song
Counting to 10.

Closing Goodbye Song

The Goodbye Train is Leaving
Oh the goodbye train is leaving see you soon, toot, toot.
Oh the goodbye train is leaving see you soon, toot, toot.
Oh the goodbye train is leaving, the goodbye train is leaving
Oh the goodbye train is leaving see you soon, toot, toot